February 17th, 2007, 06:19 AM
posted to alt.support.diet.low-carb,rec.food.historic
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... a George Foreman grill?
Roger Zoul wrote:
Bob in CT wrote:
:: On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 21:45:54 -0500, Alan wrote:
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::: On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 16:54:15 -0500, "Bob in CT"
::: wrote:
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:::: On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 15:59:23 -0500, Alan wrote:
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::::: On Thu, 1 Feb 2007 21:46:49 +0200, "Opinicus"
::::: wrote:
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:::::: "Utter Simpleton" wrote in message
:::::: . ..
::::::: Can you cook
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:::::: I've seen this referenced a lot.
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:::::: "George Foreman himself has made over $150 million from the
:::::: sales of the
:::::: grills"
:::::: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Foreman_Grill
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:::::: What exactly was the relationship between this pugilist and a
:::::: cooking device?
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::::: Somehow, I bet Salton, or whoever manufactures those grills
::::: has made over $150million, but I bet Mr. Foreman's contract
::::: stipulates a small percent for the use of his name.
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::::: People ALWAYS over estimate how much public figures make.
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::::: Alan
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:::: In this case, you're wrong:
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:::: "Lucrative, too. Foreman won't say how much he has made as a
:::: product endorser, but he doesn't dispute a published estimate that
:::: his lifetime earnings are about $240 million -- three times what
:::: he earned in the ring.
:::: In 1999, Salton bought the rights to use his name and selling
:::: skills in perpetuity for $127.5 million in cash and $10 million in
:::: stock. It stands
:::: as one of the biggest endorsement deals for any athlete."
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:::: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine...1/b3913093.htm
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::: Well. I'll be...........................
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:: I'm in shock, too. It's way more money than I thought he'd make.
Certainly given that he went into a years long funk after Ali beat him down.
I'd say he recovered well! I'm happy for the big guy, but I hope he stays
out of the ring. He was a terror in his prime. The only way Ali could beat
him was to outsmart him.
I like George Foreman. I have a closetfull of his clothes.
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